{
  "id": 1497102,
  "title": "Are schools giving learners false hope about careers in Stem?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/are-schools-giving-learners-false-hope-about-careers-in-stem",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:43:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-08-17-are-schools-giving-learners-false-hope-about-careers-in-stem/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Many matriculants find their career ambitions thwarted by subject pairings that limit their options for higher education, particularly in STEM fields. This article argues for urgent institutionalised career guidance to address this systemic issue in South Africa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}